Gov Kefas orders mandatory annual convocation of graduands in tertiary institutions

Sun, Nov 10, 2024
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Education

GOV. Agbu Kefas of Taraba on Saturday ordered all the state owed ertiary institutions to make mandatory, the annual convocation of their graduands.

Kefas issued the order at the Combined Convocation Ceremony of the 1994 to 2023 graduands of the Taraba State College of Education Zing.

He rues the idea of delaying convocation of graduands by institutions, adding that he would query any head of institutions that would henceforth delay convocation.

The governor said that his administration would develop the capacity of the institution by  retraining and training of all teachers in the state.

He vowed to deal with any official, who were sabotaging  his free and compulsory education policy.

“I want to make it clear today that I can   tolerate any unwholesome conduct anywhere but not in education.

“I congratulate you the  graduands and I charge you  to be good ambassadors of the institution, where ever you go,” he said.

Earlier, Prof. Ejika Sambo, Provost of the college, said that the collage was convocating 19,700 graduands across various departments and courses.

Sambo announced that the collage which had 70 lectures with doctorate degrees was running National Certificate in Education (NCE) and degree programmes sylmontaneously.

He said that all courses were duely accredited in the college by the relevant authorities.

Sambo  thanked the governor for his support in ensuring the accreditation of all the programmes in the college.

The provost gave assurances that the college would maintain it’s capacity in training teachers.

NAN reports that the college was established in 1978 in the then Gongola State. (NAN)

10th November, 2024.

C.E.

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